According to an analysis released earlier this month, the number of disability portrayals on current TV shows is at an all-time high. The analysis was done by GLAAD, a media advocacy organization for the gay and lesbian community. Among series regulars appearing this season on scripted prime-time network programs, 15…

The New Jersey Assembly will soon be voting on Bill A2451, known as “The Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act.” Bill A2451 is supposed to give qualified terminally ill patients the option to freely choose to end their lives in a “humane and dignified manner.” However, my DAWN…

Last week, I got a chance to watch the recently-released Netflix original movie, The Fundamentals of Caring. It is about a teenager named Trevor who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy (Craig Roberts) and his home health aide, Ben (Paul Rudd). They take a road trip together, and they also pick up some new…

The New Jersey Statewide independent Living Council (NJSILC), in conjunction with the Directors of Centers for Independent Living, the NJ Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and the NJ Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, has drafted a new three year State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL). Feedback is invited from…

On November 20th, Amazon released the first season of a new show called The Man in the High Castle. The show takes place in an alternate reality in which the Axis Powers won World War 2. It is now 1962, and Japan and Nazi Germany have conquered most of the…

The General Election will take place this Tuesday, November 3. If you are a person with a disability, voting in this election is an especially powerful act. It has taken decades of advocacy to give full legal support to the right of people with disabilities to vote. With the passage…

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month! In honor of the event, let’s take a look at the disability employment situation in America today. Since its passage in 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has revolutionized the disability landscape. The law extends civil rights protections to people with disabilities.…

Equality for people with disabilities has been advanced tremendously over the years by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and related legislation. In the area of education, this trend is still going strong today. In August, the U.S. Department of Education announced a new rule: states will no longer be…